New Years dining room Power Plant....

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

Came for the engines - stayed for the wallpaper! Such a brilliant backdrop for the machinery.

[@leecraddock3079]

Always look faward to your videos as does my 10 year old son hes gone from a non stop kid on his games machines to loveing steam and the massive machinery that used to drive this world Thank you for giving my son a hobby and getting him away from those damn games

[@AEKarnes]

I am immensely pleased to be of service, and grateful that i have helped pull your son from the gaping mouth of the hell-world that the un-people have made to swallow all the youngsters. He's welcome to come work the machines here

[@leecraddock3079]

@@AEKarnes he would love to believe me he watches the engine room scenes from titanic every morning without fail we live it the UK in Plymouth the only steam related thing we have close to us is the south Devon railway and Bodmin railway I treated him at Christmas to a little mamod steam roller model

[@Russellbristow]

Another fantastic film! You really should move to the UK! We need a talented chap to renew England’s love for all things steam

[@leecraddock3079]

@@Russellbristow I agree with a passion to this comment we rely so much on modern tech when the day comes when we need to go back to steam we are going to be stuck

[@Andy-PerpetualMotion]

You can't have him! There is too much work left to do here!

[@AEKarnes]

They are actually about this close to having me because the US is rotten to its core in terms of how it treats its youth and apathy for its history and because I have more friends, more productive friends and friends who have far more to work with in the UK. A great deal of my skills and attitude regarding machinery and life also came from British ex pats who were fond of me in my youth.

[@Russellbristow]

@ Well! It would be great to have you in the UK! I can think of no greater ambassador for steam engine education for the young than yourself.

[@leecraddock3079]

@@Russellbristow Be the next Fred dibnah Fred dibnah 2.0

[@manny3655]

A. E. Karnes is the Man...

[@rhavrane]

Bonjour Alexander, I wish you a Happy 2025-year full of steam adventures furthermore for us more and longer videos 😉 Amicalement, Raphaël

[@tsp528]

Thank you once again for pulling me back from the world of the internet. Your videos always bring me to level.

[@brushnut1909]

So amazing! Love the video just wish the lighting as a bit better

[@douglasmcdermott2830]

Glad to see James getting to help run another 4 valve engine.

[@Frisco1355]

Fantastic plant!

[@novanut1964]

good video, i liked the pipe put the window, making it happen

[@WeaponKingNZ]

I would love to see another longform vid of you like that pumphouse one from those two guys a while back.

[@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE]

Happy New Year Alex

[@josephpadula2283]

Mr .Karnes , What happened to the steam program at Bergen Tech high school in NJ.? I visited once 30 years ago and they had a steam pump from the Jersey City Colgate plant that my grandfather was a Blue Seal engineer at for decades before his retirement at 65 and death at 66.

[@scowell]

HNY Alex... please post more.... we long for your videos.

[@duron700r]

Cute little Corliss.

[@DHMFSSIHTA]

A leaking piston ring might not be the worst thing in the world. This time of year, a home humidifier like that might even be a good thing.

[@AML-FRL]

👍👍👍

[@buttole]

i got an aluminum bodied oil check valve on my bike. oldheads say the best way to get a good seal is to get 2 new ball bearings, use one as a die and use a hammer and punch to seat it, and use the other one for service

[@fragmissle5932]

Always been interested in steam, are you looking for more people to come in and help with the equipment you run?

[@Shipwright1918]

Sucks the checks weren't working right, feed pump was running pretty sweet otherwise. Could be worse, checks could be sticking open and then you've got steam and water going out the overflow and a mad search for a hammer to try and knock 'em loose so they'll seat down.

[@vao879]

If the power grid ever catastrophically fails we need people like to bring the rest of us back up

[@baka42068]

So if my understanding is correct, the governor controls how early/late the trip is set off thus increasing/reducing the amount of time steam is allowed in and out of the cylinder depending on the load. How are the traps set off though? Is there a vacuum created somewhere?

[@buttole]

lap or peen the check valve?

[@WOFFY-qc9te]

So just to sum up ..... Its not running to your satisfaction... .... Yet.